Poland reinstated border controls on Monday with Germany and Lithuania, following similar German restrictions imposed earlier this year aimed at discouraging asylum-seekers. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk,

The move by Prime Minister Donald Tusk may be an attempt to appear tough on migration, which voters had signalled an appetite for.

Poland temporarily reintroduced border controls with Germany and Lithuania at midnight Sunday, saying they are needed to control “illegal immigration”. The issue was central to June’s presidential election where nationalist Karol Nawrocki — who ran on a slogan of “Poland first,

Polish PM is trying to reassert control over both the country’s borders and his increasingly unruly governing alliance.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the measures were "necessary to reduce the uncontrolled flows of migrants across the Polish-German border". View on euronews

A border stone of Poland is seen as Polish border guards check a vehicle at Polish-German border, as Poland starts controls on borders with Germany, Lithuania over migration, near the German town of Frankfurt an der Oder,

Poland on Monday launched checks at its borders with Germany and Lithuania in an attempt to target "illegal smuggling," with German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt praising the measure as other lawmakers warned of disruption.

The move by Polish leader Donald Tusk follows rising tensions over illegal immigration. View on euronews

Poland's new checks at the German border, launched in an attempt to target "illegal smuggling," were being watched closely on Monday as German representatives warned of disruptions to cross-border traffic and free movement.